Analysis of a micropolarizer array-based simultaneous phase-shifting interferometer

Applied Optics

Volumn 44, Issue 32, 2005, Pages 6861-6868

  Novak, Matt ^a   Millerd, James ^b   Brock, Neal ^b   North Morris, Michael ^b   Hayes, John ^b   Wyant, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b 4D Technology Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; DATA ACQUISITION; ERROR ANALYSIS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; MEASUREMENT ERRORS; PHASE SHIFT; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

DATA AVERAGING; ERROR SOURCES; MICROPOLARIZERS; PHASE-SHIFTING TECHNIQUES;

INTERFEROMETERS;

EID: 27944454812     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.44.006861     Document Type: Article

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